Environmental Health Checklist-LUP

Keywords / Description:

The Tri-County (CO) Health Department has developed an environmental health checklist for planners and health officials. This tool may serve as a comprehensive assessment tool for review of land use plans as well as and educational tool. The checklist can be modified to be more appropriate for your jurisdiction. Click on the PDF version for links to health data or other related resources.

Local Health Departments working towards implementing Health in All Policies (HiAP) in their jurisdictions will find this checklist useful when collaborating with local planning departments and elected officials in developing land use plans and communities that encourages healthy living.

Toolkit:

Healthy Community Design Toolkit

Keyword Area:

Air Quality, Injury Prevention, Water Quality

Jurisdiction:

Institutional Author:

NACCHO

Submitted:

02/28/2007

Modified:

11/08/2012

The NACCHO Toolbox is a repository of available resources to help local public health practitioners. Tools are produced by local, state, and federal agencies, as well as academic institutions and other stakeholders. The contents of this Toolbox are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect any official recommendations of NACCHO. NACCHO makes no express or implied warranty with respect to the contents and disclaims liability for any damages arising from or connected to the use of the material in this Toolbox.